2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | France | ||
| City | Lille | ||
| Dates | 2–10 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Lille Métropole Hockey Club | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ireland (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  France | ||
| Third place |  Russia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 130 (5.42 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Tomáš Procházka (6 goals) | ||
| Best goalkeeper | David Harte | ||
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The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the second and final edition of the Champions Challenge II. It was held at the Lille Métropole Hockey Club in Lille, France, from 2 to 10 July 2011.[1]
Ireland won the tournament, defeating hosts France 4–2 in the final.[2][3] With the win, Ireland gained promotion to the 2012 Champions Challenge I in Quilmes.
Eight teams participated in the tournament, they were:[4]
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[5]
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Second round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 July | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | |||||||||
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| France | 5 | |||||||||
| France (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
| Austria | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
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| Ireland | 4 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 9 | |||||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||||
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| Ireland | 9 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ireland | 6 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| China | 3 | |||||
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| Austria | 2 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
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| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
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| Austria | 2 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Top scorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
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| Tomáš Procházka |
David Harte |
Final rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Ireland |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 16 | Qualified for 2012 Champions Challenge I |
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France (H) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 11 | |
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Russia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 3 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 10 | |
| 6 | China |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | |
| 7 | United States |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
| 8 | Austria |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 |